Mecanum Crank: A Novel Omni-Directional Vehicle Using Crank Leg

Satsuya Noda,Haruki Kunii,Mutsuki Yaginuma,Kazushi Yamanobe,Satsuya Noda,Haruki Kunii,Mutsuki Yaginuma,Kazushi Yamanobe

A vehicle is expected to exhibit omni-directional locomotion capability to provide improved rough terrain vehicle functionality. Generally, rough terrain vehicles are not holonomic and cannot travel in the lateral direction, whereas typical omni-directional vehicles have difficulty in traveling on rough terrain. This paper proposes installing a crank leg for a Mecanum-wheeled vehicle ("Mecanum cra...